Literary Elements Crossword

used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters, or other elements of a work to the audience or readers.
occurs right after the climax, when the main problem of the story resolves.
the unfolding or solution of a complicated issue in a story.
a sequence of events in literary work.
category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content.
time or place of the action of a literary work.
act of creating and developing a character.
a series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest, and tension in a narrative.
high point of interest or suspense in a literary work.
struggle between opposing forces.
the associations that a word calls to mind in addition to its dictionary meaning.
the central idea, concern, or purpose in a literary work.
objective meaning of a word- that to which the word refers, independent of other associations that the word calls to mind.
a sign, word, phrase, image, or other object that stands for or represents something else.
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
literary device that you can easily identify in literary works. Simply, it occurs when incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead.
a writer’s word choice. It can be a major determinant or the writer’s style.
a form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group.
a conversation between characters.
figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else, as in “death, that long sleep.”
a figure of speech that compares two apparently dissimilar things using like or as
figure of speech in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics.
a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement.
a statement that seems to be contradictory but that actually presents a truth.
a character within the story narrates.
a reference to a well known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.
a word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing.
a speaker directly addresses an absent person or a personified quality, object, or idea.
a character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character
two or more ideas, places, characters, and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative or a poem, for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts.
one or two humorous characters and scenes to lighten the overall tense mood of the work.
descriptive language used in literature to recreate sensory experiences.
a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
the atmosphere of a literary piece, as it creates an emotional setting that surrounds the readers.
the writer’s attitude toward the reader and toward the subject, it may be formal or informal, friendly or distant, personal or pompous.
: a long speech in a play or in a prose work made by a character alone, and thus reveals private thoughts and feelings to the audience or reader.
writing that ridicules or holds up to contempt the faults of individuals or groups.
a sudden revelation or flash of insight in which a character recognizes the truth.
an imitation of a particular writer, artist, or genre, exaggerating it deliberately to produce a comic effect.
a speech or performance given entirely by one person or by one character.